sereio

Portuguese

Etymology

From sereia (“mermaid”) +‎ -o (masculine suffix).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾej.u/ [seˈɾeɪ̯.u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾej.o/ [seˈɾeɪ̯.o]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾɐj.u/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾej.u/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾej.u/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾe.u/

Hyphenation: se‧rei‧o

Noun

sereio m (plural sereios)

merman (legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down)
Synonyms: homem-sereia, tritão

Antonym: sereia